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Item Ships From: USA
Lacquer Blue High Gloss Backgammon Game Table with Removable Top, Made to order
Located in New York, NY
Lacquer blue table that coverts to a backgammon game table.
New production. Designed and made in NYC, each table is handcrafted within NYC and has unique attributes. One-day delivery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Tea and Coffee Table
By Zelonky Studios
Located in Lakeville, CT
Japanese tea and coffee table. The perfect coffee table designed to accomodate reading rooms with magazine storage below, bedrooms with room belo...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Anglo-Japanese USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
Custom Walnut Game Table with Backgammon and Pull out Chess Top
Located in New York, NY
Sold. New listing is being posted. Custom walnut Backgammon table that converts to chess with a slide out board.
New production. Made to order in...
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21st Century and Contemporary USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Walnut
Parson's Style Backgammon Table
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Parson's style backgammon table newly produced in walnut and refinished in ebony. The game board features hand inlaid mahogany and beech wood. Playing surface flips to reveal a solid...
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2010s American USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Mid-Century Bespoke Italian Carved Wood and Red Leather Card Table Set
By Wendell Castle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Insanely conceived and executed 1980's Italian carved elm table and 6 chair set. The drum shaped table and pedestal base is wrapped in red leather with Chrome Trim. The concave top is lined with inlaid wood and topped with a thick inset glass plate. The Whimsical Primitive chairs are hand carved with matching red leather seating...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Chrome
Custom Walnut Game Table with Backgammon and Chess
Located in New York, NY
Sale one week only. Custom walnut backgammon table that converts to chess with a slide out board. Can be made in your preferred size and color...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Custom Walnut Game Table with Backgammon and Chess Table
Located in New York, NY
Custom walnut and mahogany backgammon table that converts to chess with a slide out board.
New production. Made to order in walnut and mahogany. Designed and made in NYC, each tab...
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21st Century and Contemporary USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Parson's Style Backgammon Table
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Parson's style backgammon table newly produced and refinished in a medium walnut. The game board features hand inlaid mahogany and beech wood. Playing surface flips to reveal a solid...
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2010s American USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Early 18th Century Mahogany Envelope Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Triangle or hexagonal table
Leaves close as the top is rotated
Can be an accent table of small tea table or card table
Finely figured mahogany with carved dimple corners.
Legs are tu...
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Early 18th Century English Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Lyre Base Card Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice Federal Mahogany Lyre / harp base card table 1800-1815. Original surface with an excellent color and patina on the nicely figured solid Cuban Mahogany one board canted ...
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Early 1800s American Federal Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Bridge Table by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Fraser, MI
Please feel free to reach out for efficient shipping to your location.
Model WAJ flip top bridge table in walnut.
Designed by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb.
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1950s Vintage USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian Chess Set and Table
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage Italian enameled chess set and table. Italfama Renaissance complete chess set made of solid metal painted by hand. Colors on chess pieces are red and blue. The tallest pieces...
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Late 20th Century European USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
French Carved Card Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century
Lovely French Country Card Table w/ Basket Weave inlay top.
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20th Century USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique American Empire Neoclassical Greco Flame Mahogany Card Table C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique American Empire Neoclassical Greco Flame Mahogany Card Table with Ogee Top and...
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Mid-19th Century American Neoclassical Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Empire Neoclassical Greco Flame Mahogany Card Table C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique American Empire Neoclassical Greco Flame Mahogany Card Table with Ogee Top and...
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Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
AKMD White Oak and Purple-white Marble Tee Table 'Small'
Located in Chicago, IL
This Scandinavian-influenced occasional table is available in White Oak with a Purple White marble base.
The oak top and spindle are hand-turned together after joining. The marble ...
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21st Century and Contemporary USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
George II Mahogany Card / Tea Table with Concertina Action
Located in Dallas, TX
George II mahogany games / tea table with elegant hand-carved cabriole legs with beautiful carved knees and ball and claw feet (front legs), hinged back legs (more plain with pad fee...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Queen Anne Carved Walnut Work/Games Table, 19th c.
Located in New Orleans, LA
English Queen Anne Carved
Walnut Work/Games Table, 19th c.,
the gadrooned edge top opening to
a leather inset gaming surface over a pull
out backgammon board above a
compartmented se...
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1810s English Queen Anne Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl, Velvet, Leather, Felt
Maitland Smith Mahogany Sheraton Mahogany Leather Tilt Top Card Games Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Maitland Smith tilt-top leather card or games table. The table features scooped areas for chips or cards and a beautiful leather top with burgundy and gold embossi...
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2010s Philippine Sheraton USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Circa 1770-90 George III Period English Demilune Tea Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1770-90 demilune tea table, George III period, English. Mahogany & mahogany veneers. Single swing leg to support the open surface. Square, tapered legs with stringing on three ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Period American New England Mahogany Sheraton Inlaid Card Games Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very beautiful period American Sheraton card or games table. The table is made of mahogany and is an old original finish with minor signs of age such as fading, older and n...
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1790s American Sheraton Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
English Oak Draw Leaf Table, c. 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Edwardian oak pub table with draw leaves, c. 1900. The top and leaves are paneled and are supported on a simple apron following down to hand turned barle...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
Circa 1780 George III Period English Tea Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780 George III period tea table, English. Mahogany & flame mahogany veneer. Flip top with swing leg. Deal secondary wood. Satinwood & ebony apron line inlay. Large ovolo form ...
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1870s English George III Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Henkel Harris Georgian Solid Mahogany Pedestal Tea Table
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Queen Anne style carved solid mahogany pedestal tea table or occasional side table
By Henkel Harris
USA, 1974
Measures: 20"W x 20"D x 28.5"H.
Very good ori...
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1970s American Georgian Vintage USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mercer Hotel Square Two Top Table
Located in New York, NY
"Mercer Hotel square two-top table with a veneered surface and steel four-legged base.
27.5 inches in height and 25.5 inches in diameter.
Provenance: The Mercer Kitchen, Mercer Hot...
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20th Century American USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
Børge Mogensen Serving Cart, Model 5370
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful serving cart by Børge Mogensen, model no. 5370 for Fredericia Furniture, in teak with black metal trays, a separate metal tray and a cutting board.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
Pierre Jeanneret Square Table c. 1959. Model PJ-TA-04-A.
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pierre Jeanneret square table, model PJ-TA-04-A.
Chandigarh, India c. 1959 - 1960.
Solid and veneered black lacquered teak.
This is original ...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Teak
Antique Fold Over English Mahogany Card Table Circa 1910
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Southampton, NJ
This is an antique fold-over card table. An English, mahogany and boxwood games or occasional table, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Delightful folding card table with su...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Felt, Mahogany
English George III Hand Carved Walnut Tripod Tilt-Top Supper/Tea Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
a wonderful period English George III hand-carved tilt-top supper/tea table with shell and leaf carved top with circular reserves, over a turned baluster support issuing three downswept legs terminating in ball and claw pad feet; the English supper table...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Kittinger Georgian Mahogany Pedestal Tea Table, Circa 1960s
By Kittinger
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Queen Anne style carved mahogany pedestal tea table or occasional side table
By Kittinger, "Williamsburg Adaptation" Collection
USA, Circa 1960s
Measures: 2...
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1960s American Georgian Vintage USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Rattan Wrapped Card Table Dining Coastal Hollywood Regency Bamboo
Located in Lake Worth, FL
This vintage table brings a touch of coastal Hollywood Regency to your home decor. The table features a rattan wrapped parsons style frame, with dimensions of 29 inches in height, 37...
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Late 20th Century American Regency USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Rattan, Glass
An Antique William IV Rosewood Period Card Table & Side Table, English, ca. 1835
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An Antique William IV Rosewood Period Card Table and Side Table, the stunning figured rosewood top is beautifully preserved and French polished, the apron/frieze with carved roses a...
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1830s English William IV Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Diego Giacometti Style Large Coffee Table
By Diego Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Amazing 1980's cast aluminum base with bronze plated large coffee table in the style of Diego Giacometti, in vintage original condition with a few light scratches to the bronze finis...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
American Federal Fold Over Inlaid Tea Table with Tapered Legs Portsmouth, N.H.
Located in Wells, ME
American Federal 18th Century Portsmouth, New Hampshire tea table with elegant tapered legs and breakfront bowfront folding top. This foldover Hepplewhite tea table opens up suppor...
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Late 18th Century Hepplewhite Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Birch, Birdseye Maple, Boxwood, Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique Restored Narragansett Billiards Table
By Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company 1
Located in New York, NY
The Brunswick Balke and Collender Co. was a prominent American company founded in 1845 by John Moses Brunswick. Initially, it manufactured billiard tables, becoming a leading supplier of quality billiards and pool tables during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Narragansett is a marvelous pool table that was originally designed and crafted by the Brunswick Balke and Collender Co., circa 1905. This table was previously restored by Blatts Billiards...
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Early 20th Century American USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
Regency Style Walnut Card Table
Located in Essex, MA
Square with red inset leather top. The frieze containing a drawer with wood knobs. Raised on circular tapering legs. High quality custom made.
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Late 20th Century American Regency USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Maison Jansen Modernist Backgammon Table, 1970s France
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Maison Jansen chromed steel and mirror glass backgammon games table, circa 1975. Sleek, minimalist design exudes immaculate craftsmanship. Gorgeous addition to any home interior...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Chrome
Antique Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Flip Top Gateleg Game Card Tea Console Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique English Georgian card / game / tea entry table. Made from mahogany featuring rectangular demilune form with satinwood inlaid flip top supported by square tapered legs. Once ...
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Early 20th Century Georgian USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Mahogany Marquetry Card or Occasional Table
Located in Lomita, CA
Marquetry and burl, expertly crafted into a 19th century Louis XVI style occasional or entry table creates a splash.
The table was made in France in the late 19th century and it is ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Chippendale Flame Mahogany Pie Crust Ball & Claw Pedestal Tea Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique turn of the century pie crust tea table. Made of mahogany featuring scalloped gallery top supported by tri foot pedestal base with ornate ball claw feet and acanthus accents...
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Early 20th Century Chippendale USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XIV Style Kingwood & Ebony Marquetry Inlay Card Table C1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
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An antique French Louis XIV style game table offers kingwood construction with shaped flip top with...
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Late 19th Century Louis XIV Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ormolu
George III Style Tea Table
Located in Wilson, NC
George III style tea table, which appears to be an 18th century piece, but we believe it is a 19th century copy. The top has a warm, slightly faded mahogany color and nice patina. ...
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1850s English George III Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Circa 1875 English Hand Painted Tilt Top Table with Dog
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An English shell inlaid, parcel gilt, paint decorated and ebonized papier mache tilt-top tea table, mid 19th century, the top centered by a scene depicting an English Pointer hunting...
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1870s English Victorian Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
19th Century Italian Game Table
Located in Pomona, CA
An Italian Game Table in various kinds of wood. Marquetry decorations with Acanthus leaf scrollwork using Ebony, Boxwood, and various other woods. Inlaid pinstriping to the legs. So...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
D.R. Dimes Tiger Maple Porringer Tea Table
By D.R. Dimes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
D.R. Dimes Tiger Maple porringer tea table standing proudly on dainty cantered Queen Anne style legs with classic pad form feet.
Dimensions: 22 1/4" x 33" x 26 3/4" H
Condition: Pl...
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20th Century American Country USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Maple
Antique English Mahogany Tea Table with Chippendale Fretwork, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian mahogany tea table with Chippendale fretwork, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Classical Plum-Pudding Mahogany Card Table, Boston, Circa:1825
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome card/games table was hand made by a highly skilled cabinet maker in the early 1820's, probably in Boston. The table is made of hand-rubbed plum pudding mahogany with br...
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1820s American American Empire Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Mahogany Swell Front Card Table, Bell Flower & Eagle Inlay, C1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
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An antique Federal game table offers mahogany construction in swell front form wi...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Mahogany Tea Table.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Mahogany Tea Table.
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Mahogany Tea Table or Console Table
By Barbara Barry, Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous modern Regency or Art Deco style mahogany tea table, console sofa table, or bedside table
By Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1990s
Measures: 32"W x 20"D x ...
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Late 20th Century American Modern USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Nickel
Empire Style Gueridon Table
Located in New York, NY
Empire style gueridon table with black and white marble circular top within a beechwood frame, on baluster-form column support atop an incurved tripod base.
Dealer: S138XX
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Late 20th Century Unknown Empire USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Minimalist Small Modern Library Table in Tanned Oak Finish by Martin & Brockett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin & Brockett's Library Small Table is a chic work horse. Stripped of unnecessary details, its minimalist design makes this table functional for sober book storage or as an effic...
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21st Century and Contemporary USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Backgammon Table, Green Leather Top, Bronze, France, 1840s
Located in Stamford, CT
A French Tric-Trac Table, Antique Game / Backgammon Table, Tooled Leather Top, 18th / 19th Century
A Rare and Fine Late 18th Early 19th Century Games Table. Mortise and Tenon constr...
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1860s French Louis XV Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bronze
Modern White Lacquered Partner's Desk
Located in New York, NY
Modern white lacquered partner's desk, rectangular, with three short drawers to each side, on silvered metal reticulated legs.
Dealer: S138XX
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20th Century Unknown Modern USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century Indian Carved Mahogany Teapoy
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A 19th century carved mahogany teapoy with a charming patina. The central stem is beautifully carved along with the nicely proportioned feet at the base.
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
Our gorgeous geode drink tables are a perfect addition to any sitting room, particularly in an area where the light catches them just right. Handcrafted with one of a kind quartzite ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Quartz, Steel
Syrian-Style Exceptionally Intricate Wood Marquetry Folding Card Table, 1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very uncommon, exceptionally intricate, and visually transfixing 1930s Syrian or Syrian-style wood marquetry folding card table.
Top and sides feature an incredibly complex and ve...
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1930s Syrian Moorish Vintage USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s
English Victorian tea table
Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History
The famed, English Victorian tea table
Owned by President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
A very fine and very rare, English Victorian, chinoiserie decorated, black lacquer and papier mâché, tea table, the removable rectangular tray decorated with five Chinese figures in golden polychrome colors on a black lacquered background, raised on a later rectangular conforming Japanned, chinoiserie and gilt decorated stand with four bracket-form legs.
This magnificent table was among the furnishings that were used to decorate, then, Senator John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy’s Georgetown townhouse when Senator Kennedy represented the state of Massachusetts in the United States Senate. Senator Kennedy won the presidency in November of 1960. The Kennedy family moved from their Georgetown residence into the White House in early 1961. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy commissioned New York, society decorator, Sister Parish, of the famed Parish Hadley Firm to decorate the private rooms in the White House that would be used by the First Family as their residence. This beautiful table was installed by Sister Parish as part of the decoration in the First Family’s living room called the Yellow Oval Room. A photograph of the table, in situ, in the Yellow Oval Room at the White House, is featured in the book, Parish Hadley Sixty Years of American Design, page 126. Numerous photographs of the Yellow Oval Room taken during the Kennedy administration, contain this beautiful tea table. In the Parish Hadley photograph, the table is shown next to the famous rocking chair, which became President Kennedy’s favorite chair. The rocking chair offered the President temporary relief from the debilitating back pain he suffered as a result of injuries he sustained during his service in the United States Navy during World War II. Other noteworthy furnishings in the room include a pair of Louis XVI fauteuil, once owned by President Thomas Jefferson and the famous, Denis-Louis Ancellet desk, upon which the Camp David Peace Accords were signed.
Measures: Overall: 33-1/2” W x 27-1/4” D x 19” H
Tray: 28-1/2” W x 22-1/4” D
Provenance: From the Estate of Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis, Sotheby’s, April 23 – April 26, 1996, Lot #50E
Additional Images available upon request.
Few First Ladies in American history have left their mark on the White House the way in which Jacqueline Kennedy elegantly cast her spell, not only on the American public but quite literally on everyone in the world. Mrs. Kennedy’s indelible style and magnificent taste became legendary. When John and Jackie Kennedy moved into the White House, Jackie found that the Truman era décor and furnishings were modern in style or were casual reproductions of period pieces. Jackie is quoted as saying that it, “looked like its been furnished by discount stores.” In short, Jackie considered the White House, “that dreary Maison Blanche.” With its haphazard decoration and reproduction furniture, Mrs. Kennedy felt the White House didn’t befit the heritage of the home of the President of the United States.
Jackie’s upbringing and education gave her a deep appreciation for fine art and authentic period decorative arts. She looked for ways, on the White House’s limited budget, not only to redecorate the White House, but to restore the White House to a grander, more authentic period look appropriate to it’s roll in American life.
In short order, the Kennedys created the White House Historical Association to help publicize the heritage of the President's house. They got the White House declared a museum to help preserve it and put in place a fine arts committee to accept gifts of antique furniture that fit the White House. Mrs. Kennedy enlisted Henry DuPont, a well-connected collector of Americana, Sister Parish of Parish Hadley, New York and Stéphane Boudin, a respected Parisian designer from the House of Jansen, Paris, to help acquire antiques from donors and add more rigor and sophistication to the decorating. Sister Parish would concentrate on the family’s private residence and Boudin would design and decorate the state floor rooms and the West Wing.
Jackie approached the White House restoration and redecoration with exacting standards. She endlessly studied books and periodicals to learn about White House history. Thanks to her research, four Cezanne paintings in the National Gallery were moved to the White House, the original intended destination.
Jackie was more than willing to roll up her sleeves and get her hands dirty in the process. She searched the White House from top to bottom, from basement storage rooms to bathrooms and closets, ultimately unearthing valuable items already housed in the White House. Her efforts aided in the discovery of carpets ordered by Theodore Roosevelt and French flatware used during James Monroe’s Presidency. Century old busts where found in a downstairs men’s room. When moving aside electronics and communication equipment in a downstairs broadcast room, Mrs. Kennedy uncovered the now famous Resolute Desk. The desk was constructed from wood salvaged from HMS [Her Majesty’s Ship] Resolute and was given as a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes. Upon it’s discovery Mrs. Kennedy placed the desk in the Oval Office where is has remained for many presidential administrations.
News about Jackie’s White House restoration began to spread as soon as the project began. A Life magazine article, in its September 1, 1961 issue, delved further into her work. It was via television that the First Lady was able to give the very first televised tour of the White House, which allowed her to share restoration details with the viewing public.
On February 14, 1962, A Television Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy was broadcast on CBS and NBC. The show, seen by 56 million viewers, displayed Kennedy's depth of knowledge about numerous pieces in the White House. Well poised, elegant and always diplomatic, Jackie took this opportunity to share the White House and thank the many important donors. President Kennedy also made a brief on-camera appearance. The program went on to air around the world, even in countries on the opposite side of the United States in the Cold War. Future First Lady Barbara...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique USA - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Lacquer
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